I work on the small regional planes no one really likes to be on. They're small we get it, but the seats really aren't much smaller than mainline if at all, plus we don't have middle seats, just window and aisle.
So I'm working a full flight from Houston to somewhere in the Midwest, both places where it's common to have large people, not just fat either. Well this fairly large guy gets on while we're about half way through with boarding and realized the guy he has to sit next to is also fairly large. They were about the same size really. Well before he takes his seat he storms back to me and asks if he can take one of the empty seats in the back. I know it's going to be a full flight so I tell him that but if there are any empty rows I'll come get him. He says something about the guy next to him being too big and spilling into his seat. I checked it out and it want even that bad. The guy fit just fine.
Boarding starts to slow and with every passenger trickling in he looks back seeing if he can go. I have to tell this guy at least 5 times to wait.
Well sure enough we're full. I'm doing my count and tell him he had to stay there. Gives a big sigh and starts grumbling about how ridiculous it is.
He proceeds to cross his leg and lean as far into the aisle as possible, literally an inch from the seat across from him so anytime anyone had to pass him they have to say excuse me and he'll make a big huff about leaving a couple inches so they still have to squeeze by.
My job requires me to make that walk many times a flight, a couple times with a large heavy cart. I knew what he was doing so I made sure I pushed my side of the cart as close to him add possible. After having to say excuse me 4-5 times and him making a scene, embarrassing the guy next to him, I stopped saying it and just walked into him every time. Things calmed down but he still wouldn't sit right in his seat, he wanted to make a point. So I only did trash runs when it looked like he was about to fall asleep.
So I'm working a full flight from Houston to somewhere in the Midwest, both places where it's common to have large people, not just fat either. Well this fairly large guy gets on while we're about half way through with boarding and realized the guy he has to sit next to is also fairly large. They were about the same size really. Well before he takes his seat he storms back to me and asks if he can take one of the empty seats in the back. I know it's going to be a full flight so I tell him that but if there are any empty rows I'll come get him. He says something about the guy next to him being too big and spilling into his seat. I checked it out and it want even that bad. The guy fit just fine.
Boarding starts to slow and with every passenger trickling in he looks back seeing if he can go. I have to tell this guy at least 5 times to wait.
Well sure enough we're full. I'm doing my count and tell him he had to stay there. Gives a big sigh and starts grumbling about how ridiculous it is.
He proceeds to cross his leg and lean as far into the aisle as possible, literally an inch from the seat across from him so anytime anyone had to pass him they have to say excuse me and he'll make a big huff about leaving a couple inches so they still have to squeeze by.
My job requires me to make that walk many times a flight, a couple times with a large heavy cart. I knew what he was doing so I made sure I pushed my side of the cart as close to him add possible. After having to say excuse me 4-5 times and him making a scene, embarrassing the guy next to him, I stopped saying it and just walked into him every time. Things calmed down but he still wouldn't sit right in his seat, he wanted to make a point. So I only did trash runs when it looked like he was about to fall asleep.